The Haghia Sophia Mosque in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul in Turkey
The Haghia Sophia Mosque in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul in Turkey. Istanbul is a port in Turkey on the Bosporus that straddles Europe and Asia; pop. 7,309,000. Formerly the Roman city of Constantinople 330–1453, it was built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium. It was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 and was the capital of Turkey from that time until 1923.
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Location: Haghia Sophia Mosque in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul in Turkey
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